Weeding tool



March '17. 1925. 1,529,781

c. L. FOSTER wzznnme TObL Filtd Feb. 28. 1923 6. L. Foster Patented Mar. 'l7, 1925. Y I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHAR-LES L. FOSTER, OF SEDGWICK, KANSAS.

WEEDING TOOL.

Application filed February 28, 1923. Serial No. 621,899.

T all whom it may concern: 3. The opposite end of the tool metal shank Be it known that I, CHARLES L. Fos'rnn, 1 is twisted upon itself and bent downwardly a citizen of the United States of America, as indicated at 4: whereupon it is formed residing at Sedgwick, in the county of with a cutting blade designated by the nu- 5 Harvey, State of Kansas, have invented cermeral 5, said blade being arranged in a plane tain new and useful Improvements in WVeednearer to that in which the tool shank l is 60 ing Tools; and I do hereby declare that the arranged, but being disposed at an obtuse following is a full, clear, concise, and exact angle with respect thereto as clearly indidescription of the invention, such as will encated in the Figure 1. Furthermore, the

able others skilled in the art to which it apcutting blade 5 is arranged at a slight downpertains to make and use the same. ward incline, whereby when the same is 65 This invention relates to improvements in drawn through matter to be cut, a downgardening implements having for an object wardly directed shearing cut will be effected. to provide a weeding tool of such formation This downwardly directed shearing out, as

as will enable a person employing the same will be understood, will be caused by the obto effectually and rapidly cut weeds or other 'tuse angle at which the cutting blade 5 is growths with but minimum effort, the ararranged with respect to the body portion rangement of the cutting edge of the blade of the tool shank 1 and likewise, by the with relation to the handle or shank of the downwardly inclined positioning of the tool being at such an angle as to, when the same, that is, the blade 5 slightly deviating same is moved into engagement with matter from the plane in which the tool shank 1 is to be cut, produce a downwardly directed arranged, as indicated in the Figure 2. shearing cut, thus cleanly severing the stalks The cutting edge 6 of the blade 5 is of of the matter and likewise, causing the blade substantially bow-shaped formation, the

to be moved therethrough with the least rearward portion of the same curving rather possible resistance. acutely about the inner sides and end por- S0 It is also an object of the invention to tions of the blade 5 as indicated at 7, while provide a weeding tool wherein the cutting the outer portion of the-cutting edge is of a blade and handle shank are formed in one more gradual curvature as is clearly inclipiece, the bladebeing bent at the proper cated by the numeral 8, meeting the outer angle with relation to the shank, thus lendend of the cutting blade approximately ing to the Stability and rigidity of the tool. medially and providing thereby a tapered Other objects will be in part obvious and outer end upon the cutting blade whereby in part pointed out hereinafter. the same may be readily engaged in thickly 5 In order that the invention and its mode weeded places; the rearward outer end porof operation may be readily understood by tion of the cutting blade being also curved persons skilled in the art, I have in the acas indicated by the numeral 9 whereby to companying illustrative drawings, and in complete such tapered formation of the outer the detailed following description based end of the blade 5.-

40 thereon, Set out one POSsflole embodlment of As hereinbefore stated, due to the angle the Sameat which the cutting blade 5 is arranged with it; y

In these drawings respect to the tool shank 1, it will be under- Figure l is a top plan view of the imstood that when the handle 2 is grasped in proved tool; the hand of a user, and the tool is moved Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof; and, with a sweeping motion, or a direct pulling Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tool. movement, the bow shaped cutting edge 6 Having more particular reference to the will engage with the matter to be severed drawings, in connection with which like and effect. a downwardly directed shearing characters of reference will designate correcut therethrough, hence, offering the least so sponding parts throughout, the improved possible resistance to the passageof the cuttool may be stated to comprise an elongated ting blade applied thereto and likewise, ef- 1o; tool metal shank 1 having one end thereof fecting a clean cut through the matter. threaded to receive a suitable handle 2 Manifestly, the construction shown is casecured in position by means of aloek nut pable of considerable modification and such scope of my spirit of my modification as is Within the claims, I consider within the invention I claim:

A Weeding tool comprising an elongated Shank having handle ene ised end thereof, theopposite end 01" said shank being twisted upon itself and bent at substantially right angles; and a cutting blade integral 10 with the free end of theangulai ly bent; por tion of said shank and disposed at a wide obtuse angle thereto, said cutting blade being arranged at an obtuse angle with l' ne r ax t e hotly p tion, ot the shank and mae a enr edwt iug ed e termed 1 1 one side thereof, the inner end of which is curved acutely about the inner end of the blade while the outer portion of such cutting edge is curved gradually over the blade.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set 20 my hea a CHARLES L. FOSTER. 

